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An Earth Summit Draws on Oil, Mining and Utility Largess (NYT)
This blog originally appeared in The New York Times Indigenous people protesting the Belo Monte dam project on Wednesday as...
The Belo Monte Dam: An Environmental Crime
Bianca Jagger, Sheyla Juruna, and other indigenous activists of the Amazon.Photo: Rainforest Foundation UK This article was originally published on...
River & Rio+20 Dispatch: Brazil Energy
Today the UN Conference on Sustainable Development formally opens, yet the preliminary dialogue process, side events, and People’s Summit that...
Update from Rio: Strengthening the Alliance of River Defenders
Jason and Brent speak at the People’s Summit on debunking the myth of destructive dams as clean energy Today was...
On the Road from the Xingu to Rio
Indigenous Brazilians call on President Dilma Rousseff to cancel the Belo Monte Dam during the Xingu+23 gathering, June 2012Photo by...
The Story of Rivers in Rio
The story of rivers in Rio during the Rio+20 Earth Summit is an inspiring one. From the occupation of the...
River & Rio+20 Dispatch: Green Economy
A man enjoys a pipe during the Kari-Oca II gathering outside Rio.Photo: Ben Powless I’ve been at the People’s Summit...
Letting the Xingu Run Freely
Early this morning, hundreds of people began an occupation of the Belo Monte Dam site near Altamira, Brazil, in the...
Amazonian Communities Occupy the Belo Monte Dam Site
Amazonian Communities Occupy the Belo Monte Dam Site To Free the Xingu River On the Eve of the Rio+20 UN...
Civil Society Letter to the Brazilian Designated National Authority
Mr. Sanderson Alberto Medeiros LeitãoGlobal Climate Changes Division Head Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Esplanada dos Ministérios,Bloco E –...